as in optimistically
in a positive or optimistic manner
They waited hopefully for the doctor to update them on their friend's condition. When the sun appeared, we asked hopefully if everyone remembered to bring sunblock.
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Recent Examples of hopefully
Zumba’s Atella also announced exclusively the launch of ZML Records, saying the label’s music will represent positive energy, and hopefully a springboard to launch new artists, songwriters and producers.
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to punch their ticket to the World Series and hopefully bring a championship to Toronto.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
So, oftentimes the thematic question is hovering around those kinds of themes, and then hopefully answering the right thing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Sharing the minutes around will hopefully reduce the strain on key players so they are only pushed to the limit in exceptional circumstances.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to punch their ticket to the World Series and hopefully bring a championship to Toronto.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
So, oftentimes the thematic question is hovering around those kinds of themes, and then hopefully answering the right thing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Sharing the minutes around will hopefully reduce the strain on key players so they are only pushed to the limit in exceptional circumstances.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopefully
Adverb
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But Chopra dared every woman to dream and think optimistically because doing so is a direct rebuke of not just personal troubles but also more systemic ones.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The combo is a winning recipe that has kept this neighborhood favorite happily busy since 1993.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Barrymore happily sniffed both Anderson and Mathews’ feet — which were both deemed to be scentless, thank you very much — during a discussion about their now-viral foot footage on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These bills would finally establish reliable standards of care for people with autism or IDD, requiring the state to develop a comprehensive plan to ensure that providers can confidently deliver safe and effective care.—
Maura Sullivan,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The most distinctive features are the bold black-and-white bands across the head and through the eyes, but the yellow beak and the unspotted gray breast are easy ways to confidently identify this dapper bird.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The photographs joyfully corroborate the text’s account of a life that cannot be the case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The result is bright, exotic, and joyfully subversive, proving that even the darkest wood can burn so bright.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Viewers responded in droves to ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live in September, and not positively.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Candy, costumes, pumpkin patches — the costs of fall fun can be positively frightful.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Lorde and Charli ended the duet together, joyously dancing and swinging their admittedly very similar long, dark curls in a moment of intense catharsis for both the artists and their raucous fans.—
Rachel Scharf,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2025
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Last year at Raymond James Stadium, the 49ers were the last team standing – or joyously sprinting off the field, having won on a walk-off field goal by Jake Moody.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hopefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefully. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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